Nicosia vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nicosia	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1485	$773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3514	$1870
🏠 One person rent	$789	$339
🏘️ Family rent	$1379	$566
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$293
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.3	$61.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1785	$354
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	40
😀 Quality of life	83	62
🏙️ Population	56.8K	573K

The cost of living in Nicosia is 92% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4107th and 6865th ($1485 vs $773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Cyprus and Morocco, respectively. Check Cyprus vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Nicosia compared to 0.5 months in Rabat. Nicosia ranked 2nd best city to live in Cyprus vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 563rd and 5750th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nicosia vs Rabat

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	Nicosia	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.3	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.15	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.68	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1295	$780
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1073	$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$228	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$37.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$1958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2358	$1097
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.83	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.1	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.68	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.75	$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.17	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.04	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$106	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$529	$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9656	$7353

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Cities near Nicosia

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Dali	$1431
19 km or 12 mi	Kyrenia	$1332
32 km or 20 mi	Aradippou	$1296
37 km or 23 mi	Larnaca	$1553
54 km or 33 mi	Famagusta	$1380
58 km or 36 mi	Paralimni	$1416
63 km or 39 mi	Limassol	$2265
65 km or 41 mi	Ypsonas	$2042
96 km or 60 mi	Paphos	$1831
164 km or 102 mi	Mut	$636
196 km or 122 mi	Alanya	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Mersin	$830
224 km or 139 mi	Latakia	$449
224 km or 139 mi	Karaman	$420
238 km or 148 mi	Tarsus	$721
240 km or 149 mi	Tripoli	$842
243 km or 151 mi	Beirut	$1353
246 km or 153 mi	Jounieh	$1106
257 km or 160 mi	Samandag	$618
259 km or 161 mi	Sidon	$865
267 km or 166 mi	Eregli	$684
269 km or 167 mi	Adana	$761
271 km or 168 mi	Tyre	$676
276 km or 171 mi	Zahle	$1005
276 km or 172 mi	Antakya	$622
286 km or 178 mi	Iskenderun	$569
289 km or 180 mi	Nahariya	$1894
296 km or 184 mi	Acre	$1766
297 km or 185 mi	Ma'alot-Tarshiha	$1929
298 km or 185 mi	Kiryat Shmona	$1925
302 km or 187 mi	Ceyhan	$600
303 km or 188 mi	Haifa	$1930
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Yam	$1949
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Bialik	$1940
304 km or 189 mi	Kiryat Motzkin	$1936
308 km or 191 mi	Idlib	$552
308 km or 191 mi	Hama	$446
308 km or 191 mi	Antalya	$966
308 km or 192 mi	Karmiel	$1770
309 km or 192 mi	Kiryat Ata	$1911

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$598
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$671
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$612
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$732
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$589
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$513
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$610
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$558
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$881
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$577
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1394
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1340
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1041
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1560
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$769
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1497
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$539
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1625
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$1935
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1003
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1537
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1490
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1471
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1551
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1614
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1563
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1275
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1337
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1307
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1581
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1979
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1727